MOVEMENTS OF BIRDS IN SCOTLAND DURING 1893 223 



TOTANUS HYPOLEUCUS (Common Sandpiper). 



Moray. Rothes, April 19. 

 Forth. Duddingston Loch, April 19. 

 Tweed. Hallmyre, April 22. 



Outer Hebrides. Monach, April 23-Aug. 20; Barra, May 2. 

 West Ross. Kinloch, Shieldaig, April 19. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, May 11 ; Skerryvore, May 20; Skervuile, 



Jura, Aug. 27. 

 Clyde. Rutherglen, April 18. 



Earliest, April 18, Rutherglen; latest, Aug. 27, Skervuile. 



TOTANUS CANESCENS (Greenshank). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, Aug. 18-29, f ur or fi ve single birds. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, Aug. 7, on migration. 



TOTANUS CALIDRIS (Redshank). 

 Tay. Arbroath, on the coast by June 29. 



LIMOSA LAPPONICA (Bar-tailed Godvvit). 



Orkney. -N. Ronaldshay, a few single birds about Aug. 4-Sept. 20. 

 Forth. Firth of Forth, Sept. 3, " Godwits." 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, Aug. 27, two. 



NUMENIUS ARQUATA (Curlew). 



Outer Hebrides. Monach, unusually numerous ; in hundreds after 

 June 3, and in lessening numbers after Aug. 25. Barra Head, 

 Sept. 10, on migration. 



Argyll and Isles. Skerryvore, March 20, April 20, 21, 27, May 2, 

 3, 8; May 15, in large flock; Aug. 27-30, numbers; Oct. 8. 



NUMENIUS PHLEOPUS (Whimbrel). 



Orkney. N. Ronaldshay, seen from May 14 to end of August, and 



plentiful during latter month. 

 Outer Hebrides. Barra, May 2, in small flocks. 

 Argyll and Isles. Tiree, May 4; May 15, plentiful passing N. ; 



Aug. 10. 



STERNIN^E (Terns). 



Shetland. Bressay, "Terns," June 7. 



Orkney. . cantiaca (Sandwich Tern) nesting in N. Ronaldshay, 



